The first 20 players in the men's draw have been announced for Wimbledon 2013, and two legends in Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal had surprisingly low seedings.

NovakDjokovic, as expected, headlined at No. 1. However, Federer—arguably the greatest player of all time and undoubtedly the most prolific on the grass surface—came in as a No. 3 seed, while Nadal was fifth, according to James Riach of The Guardian.

Ahead of Federer at No. 2 was Andy Murray, and ahead of Nadal was David Ferrer in fourth position.

It's remarkable to say the least and definitely a snub to two of the best tennis players the sport has ever seen, who have also happened to provide some of the best matches in history.

One of those came at the 2008 Wimbledon final, where darkness set in as Federer and Nadal endlessly battled for hours before the Spaniard emerged victorious by a count of 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7.

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The world No. 2, Murray, didn't play in the French Open due to a back injury, and though he won a singles title in his return at the AEGON Championships in London, he has no business being ranked ahead of Federer, much less Nadal.

Who will have the earliest exit from Wimbledon in 2013?

Who will have the earliest exit from Wimbledon in 2013?

Roger Federer

Rafael Nadal

Andy Murray

David Ferrer

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No one has ever won more Wimbledon championships than Federer, who has seven top prizes at the All England Club to his credit—including last year's triumph over Murray.

Few would argue that NovakDjokovic is not deserving of the top seed, but Federer should not be listed at No. 3. After a disappointing exit in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, Federer bounced back on his preferred surface in a big way at the Gerry Weber Open in Germany.

He beat veteran Tommy Haas in the semifinals—the man who beat Federer in the final the prior year—and closed out his first title of 2013 with a three-set win over Mikhail Youzhny.

Murray's resume doesn't compare favorably to Nadal's by any stretch. In eight appearances, Nadal is a five-time finalist and two-time winner, while Murray only reached his first final in last year's event.

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Andy Murray (right) beat Roger Federer at the All England Club for the gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics, but lost the Wimbledon final.

That isn't to knock Murray's accomplishments, because let's face it: He's playing in an era alongside three of the best tennis has ever seen. But he doesn't warrant placement ahead of Nadal—especially since the "King of Clay" just recorded his eighth triumph at the French Open.

The top five seeds are in order of their current ATP ranking, but it's as if the powers that be simply glanced at that as a reference and constructed the first part of the draw purely on that basis.

David Ferrer got thrashed by Nadal in the French Open final: 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. There is absolutely no way that someone Nadal just dominated so thoroughly should be placed ahead of him.

Brad Gilbert, the former coach of Murray, couldn't resist chiming in on the debacle via Twitter:

just got up and saw the no changes in the seeds top 5,no eye test in that fomula, I will say 100% joke fererrr seeded over Rafa no